MEXICO CITY February 16, 2013 (AP)
Mexico's animal health agency says a bird flu
outbreak at seven farms in central Mexico has affected as many as 582,000
chickens.
The Agriculture Department says more than a half
million birds were exposed, but the number that will have to be slaughtered has
yet to be determined.
An outbreak of the H7N3 bird flu virus in
western Mexico in 2012 led to the slaughter of more than 22 million hens and caused
price increases in chicken and egg products.
But the department said Friday that the current
outbreak has not affected the supply of chicken products.
It said tests were continuing to determine the
exact strain of virus involved in the outbreak, but said it did not affect
humans.
Mexico's nationwide flock amounts to 137 million
birds.
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